Where does “soprano recorder” come from?
soprano recorder (English) comes from English soprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
soprano recorder (English): A recorder whose lowest note is C5 (or otherwise in the range of B♭4 to D5)
Definitions
- A recorder whose lowest note is C5 (or otherwise in the range of B♭4 to D5)
Ancestry of “soprano recorder”, step by step
soprano recorder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soprano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soprano | Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto... |
| 2 | Italian | soprano | a singer, commonly a woman, with a register... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | superanus | — |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |